Ind. Code § 35-50-2-0.1 (2026)

     Sec. 0.1. The following amendments to this chapter apply as follows:

(1) The amendments described in section 0.2 of this chapter apply as described in section 0.2 of this chapter.

(2) The amendments made to sections 3 and 9 of this chapter by P.L.332-1987 do not apply to a case in which a death sentence has been imposed before September 1, 1987.

(3) The amendments made to sections 3 and 9 of this chapter by P.L.250-1993 apply only to murders committed after June 30, 1993.

(4) The amendments made to section 2 of this chapter by P.L.11-1994 (before the repeal of section 2 of this chapter) apply only to an offender (as defined in IC 5-2-12-4, as added by P.L.11-1994 and before its repeal) convicted after June 30, 1994.

(5) The amendments made to section 8 of this chapter by P.L.166-2001 apply only if the offense for which the state seeks to have the person sentenced as a habitual offender was committed after June 30, 2001.

(6) The amendments made to section 1 of this chapter by P.L.243-2001 apply to crimes committed on and after May 11, 2001. It is the intent of the general assembly that section 1 of this chapter, as it applies to crimes committed before May 11, 2001, be construed without drawing any inference from the passage of P.L.243-2001.

(7) The amendments made to section 8(b)(3) of this chapter by P.L.291-2001) (before its deletion on July 1, 2014) apply only if the last offense for which the state seeks to have the person sentenced as a habitual offender was committed after June 30, 2001.

(8) The amendments made to section 10 of this chapter by P.L.291-2001 (before the repeal of section 10 of this chapter) apply only if the last offense for which the state seeks to have the person sentenced as a habitual substance offender was committed after June 30, 2001. However, a prior unrelated conviction committed before, on, or after July 1, 2001, may be used to qualify an offender as a habitual offender under section 8 of this chapter or as a habitual substance offender under section 10 of this chapter.

(9) The amendments made to section 1 of this chapter by P.L.291-2001 apply to crimes committed on and after May 11, 2001. It is the intent of the general assembly that section 1 of this chapter, as it applies to crimes committed before May 11, 2001, be construed without drawing any inference from the passage of P.L.291-2001.

(10) The amendments made to section 9 of this chapter by P.L.80-2002 apply only to a conviction for murder that occurs after March 20, 2002, including a conviction entered as a result of a retrial of a person, regardless of when the offense occurred.

As added by P.L.220-2011, SEC.634. Amended by P.L.63-2012, SEC.87; P.L.158-2013, SEC.651; P.L.168-2014, SEC.109.